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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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